Car-cover



(No Model.)

W. H. PRICE.

GAR COVER.

Patented Feb. 9, 1886.

F'nc 2 llll PETERS. PholmI-hhngmphcr, Washingficn, o. a

ll rrn p FFICEQ \VILLIAM H. PRICE, OF COLUMBUS, OHlO.

CAR-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,718, dated February9, 1886.

Application filed September 25, 1885. Serial No. 178,168.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM H. Peron, a citizen of the United States,residing at ()olumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Gar-Coverings, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in coverings for cars or vehicles,but more particularly to that class of cars known as coalcars, and theobjects of my invention are, first, to produce an adjustablecar-covering of neat and simple construction, adapted, when not in use,to be folded against the sides of the car; second, to form a coveringfor cars so constructed as to prevent the entrance of rain or snow, andelevated sufficiently to pre vent the coal or other freight which mayproject slightly above the top of the car from interfering with theadjustment thereof; third, to so construct said covering as to admit ofa portion only of the car being covered at a time; fourth, to lock saidcovering securely in place after its adjustment over the car. Iaccomplish these objects in the manner illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a transverse section of a car having myimproved covering thereon, taken on a line, mm, of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the covering folded against the sides; and Fig. 3is a side elevation of a car having my improved covering thereon,showing one section of said covering open.

Similar letters referto similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents a car, such as in common use for carrying coal and ore.

b b represent the sides thereof, and a the ends.

9 h t It represent a number of longitudinal layers or strips, preferablyformed of Wood, adapted to rest upon the upper edges of the sides I) b,to which the said strips are hinged on their outsides." Each of saidstrips or layers are again hinged on their outer sides and near theirtop portion to one of the sections of covering a d ef. These sections,which are hinged at opposite points, are preferably formed of wood, butmay be of any other suitable material, and are of such size as to allowthe corresponding sections, when brought together over the center of thecar,to join'edges (No model.)

slightly above the level of the strips 9 h '5 It, thus forming a roof orcovering having a downward incline from its center toward both sides ofthe car. Each of said sections of covering is provided with a projectingend strip of metal, at, adapted to overlap the end. of the adjoiningsections and hold the same securely in place. The outer edges of thesections of one side being provided with a similar projecting strip, a,adapted to overlap the outer edges of their corresponding sections, itwill readily be seen that the closing and securing of the first sectionwill keep all the succeeding sections of its series in place, thelatter, by means of the strips 01, operating to hold the correspondingsections in place. However, I preferably form one of said sectionswithout the strips m, so that a portion of the car may becovered at atime, should it be deemed necessary;

The upper edges of the ends of the car are provided with layers 19 p,hinged to the ends a a of the car, of such shape as to fill the spacebetween the roofing and the upper edges of the ends of the car, and alsoadapted for use as bearings for the end sections, e f. Vhen not in use,these layers 1) 1) may be folded inwardly and out of the way.

The sections of covering a d cf,when notin use, may be folded togetherwith their strips 9 h i k outwardly, and the sections allowed to hangdown against the sides of the car, when. they may beheld in properposition by means of a pin or rod, 1', passing through a staple, 8, madeto project from the side of the car and pass through one of saidsections. The section of covering having been adjusted in position overthe top of the car, a padlock or other locking device may be secured toeach of the outer closed ends of staples t t, which project upwardlythrough the end sections from the upper surface of the end layers, 12.Thus the car-covering may be securely looked in place.

It will readily be seen by the construction above described that theadjustable cover can in no way interfere with the loading or unloadingof the car, and that its contents may be well protected.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A 1. An adjustable car covering formed of sections 0 d e f, each of saidsections having overlapping strips m and n, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a car-covering, the combination of the sections a d e f, havingoverlapping strips m and n, with the hinged side layers, 9 h i k, andhinged end layers, 10 10, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a car-covering, the combination of the sections 0 d e f, havingoverlapping strips m and n, with the hinged side layers, 9 h We, andhinged end layers, 1; p, the latter having upwardly-projecting staples tt, adapted to pass through holes in the end sections substantially I 5as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM H. PRICE. Vitnesses: C. L. BUTTERFIELD,

N. H. CALDWELL.

